2020 No. 1187

Pilotage, England

The Harwich Haven and Walton Backwaters (Application of the Pilotage Act 1987) Order 2020

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Harwich Haven Authority are currently the competent harbour authority within the meaning of the Pilotage Act 19871 for Harwich Haven Harbour.

The Secretary of State considering that, in the interests of efficiency and safety of navigation, Harwich Haven Authority should exercise pilotage functions both as respects the harbour and a defined part of the Walton Backwaters, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(3)(a) of the Pilotage Act 1987.

In accordance with section 1(7) of the Pilotage Act 1987, the Secretary of State has informed Harwich Haven Authority and other persons whom the Secretary of State considered might be affected by the Order and, having given them a reasonable period to object, has received no objections.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Harwich Haven and Walton Backwaters (Application of the Pilotage Act 1987) Order 2020 and comes into force on 30th November 2020.

Application of the Pilotage Act 19872

The Pilotage Act 1987 shall apply to the Harwich Haven Authority as if their harbour included the area contained by a line drawn between the following points—

a

latitude 51º55’N, longitude 01º12’E;

b

latitude 51º55’N, longitude 01º15’E;

c

latitude 51º51’N, longitude 01º15’E; and

d

latitude 51º51’N, longitude 01º12’E.

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Robert CourtsParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Transport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that the Pilotage Act 1987 shall apply to the Harwich Haven Authority as if their harbour included a defined area within the Walton Backwaters, described more specifically via the coordinates provided in article 2.

This has the effect that the harbour authority shall exercise the pilotage functions conferred on them by the Act as competent harbour authority in respect of this extended area.